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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [16v] (32/536)
The record is made up of 1 file (266 folios). It was created in Jul 1931-Dec 1934. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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II. -FRONTIER QUESTIONS.
Trans-Jokdan.
25. Raiding. ^-On October 19th the Acting High Commissioner for
I rans-Jordan reported that on the 28th September some Nejdi Beduin had
raided the Hejazi Beni Ativa at Hazim, in Nejd, and carried off two
hundred camels belonging to‘the Trans-Jordan Howeytat which were graz
ing with the Hejazi herds. A request was accordingly addressed to the
Hejazi Government for their return. It would seem that the locality of
this raid, the only one of the period, was really Hazm and not Hezim,
which is 150 miles distant and in Trans-Jordan territory. The whimsical
Laurentian mode of treating Arabic names has its disadvantages.
26. Glubb-Jbn 7eyd Meetings .—In a series of conversations held on
September 1st to 3rd the Hejazi Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs made
a determined attempt to engage His Majesty’s Chargd d’Affaires in a dis
cussion of “additional principles” by which he sought to bind the frontier
representatives at their meetings for the liquidation of raid claims. In
memory of the complete agreement on the terms of reference etcetra, reach
ed in June as a result of the prolonged exchange of views of March, April,
and May (May-June Report, paragraphs 26 and 27), Mr. Hope Gill refused
to discuss yet another set of “principles”. He contended that the frontier
representatives must now be left a free hand to liquidate the claims on the
agreed basis and not be further bound by restrictions. Faud Bey finally
capitulated and professed himself only anxious to establish more principles
for post-liquidation period of frontier co-operation. He expressed the
‘intention of submitting them in writing for His Majesty’s Government’s
consideration, but had failed to do so by the end of October
27. On the 16th September he opened a new line of attack by writing to
express regret at Captain Glubb’s apparent departure from Tirans-Jordan
and to request that urgent steps be taken to liquidate the loot, the purpose
for which Ibn Zeyd was still patiently waiting at Qaryat. This was a
little difficult to answer, since the Colonial Office’s telegraphic enquiry of
Trans-Jordan of September 2nd, repeated to Jedda and asking what was
the position in regard to the Glubb-Ibn Zeyd meetings, had apparently not
been answered and there had been no news of Captain Glubb’s movements
for some time. His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires therefore made further
telegraphic enquiry of the High Commissioner on September 20th. On the
1 st October, crossing a reminder, came the reply that Captain Glub would
return from leave on October l$th and would be instructed to exchange
lists of claims with Ibn Zeyd at an early date. Mr. Hope Gill, in inform*
ing Faud Bey, expressed the hope that this time the Hejazi representative
would be fully documented for his role. In reporting on the situation to
His Majesty’s Government, he asked for information as to whether any
decision which should affect his attitude had been taken as a result of the
sombre conclusions reached by Captain Glubb after his last meeting with
Ibn Zeyd (July-August Report, paragraph 25). Instructions were also
sought as to whether the details of future frontier procedure and co
operation, under the guise of Fuad Bey’s “additional principles” should be
discussed at Jedda or left to the frontier representatives alone.
28. Preventive Measures .—The Hejazi Government took no steps
during the period to bring to the knowledge of His Majesty’s Government
the measures taken to prevent raiding from their side of the frontier (July-
August Report, paragraph 26), and no steps beyond that narrated in para
graph 26 above to seek collaboration with the trans-Jordan authorities in
accordance with Hadda Agreement.
29. Raiding Criminals —No further advance was made from the posi
tion described in the July-August Report, paragraph 27. The Amir
‘Abdullah having objected to taking any steps forward in the direction of
recognising Ibn Sa’ud, His Majesty’s Government did not feel disposed at
present to press him to reconsider his attitude about a raiding-criminal
agreement with the Hejaz-Nejd. Nor were they inclined to adopt the
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The file contains intelligence reports on the Kingdom of Hejaz, Najd and its Dependencies (after September 1932, Saudi Arabia) written by the British Legation at Jeddah.
Between July 1931 and December 1932 the reports are issued every two months, with the exception of the January-March 1932 and April 1932 reports. From January 1933 the reports are sent on a monthly basis.
Between July 1931 and December 1932, each report is divided into sections, numbered with Roman numerals from I to IX, as follows: Internal Affairs; Frontier Questions; Relations with States outside Arabia; Air Matters; Military Matters; Naval Matters; Pilgrimage; Slavery; and Miscellaneous. Each section is then further divided into parts relating to a particular matter or place, under a sub-heading. Some reports contain an annex.
From January 1933, when the reports become monthly, they take a new format. Each is divided into sections, as follows: Internal Affairs; Frontier Questions and Foreign Relations in Arabia; Relations with Powers Outside Arabia; Miscellaneous (often containing information on slavery and the pilgrimage).
Most reports are preceded by the covering letters from the Government of India, who distributed them to Political Offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and elsewhere, and the original covering letter from the Jeddah Legation, who would send them to the Government of India and Government departments in London. From May 1933, most reports were sent directly to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain from Jeddah.
Up until January 1933, each report began with an index giving a breakdown of the sections with references to the corresponding paragraph number. From January 1933 onwards no index is included.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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